Stock markets in Europe and Asia experienced fluctuations over the weekend and into the new week. Major indices like the DAX, Dow, NASDAQ, FTSE, and Hang Seng showed mixed movements, with some slight gains and losses. The Nikkei in Japan saw significant declines, dropping over 2% due to global uncertainties and political concerns, particularly related to upcoming elections in France.
⚠️ EUROPE'S STOXX 600 <.STOXX> HITS FRESH 6-WEEK LOW, LAST DOWN 0.3%
⚠️ HK’S HANG SENG INDEX <.HSI> CLOSES DOWN 0.0% AT 17,936.12 POINTS
🔵 EUROPEAN SHARES OPEN HIGHER AS TECH, BANKS SHINE European shares advanced on Monday, with banks recouping some losses clocked last week and as Denmark's Topdanmark jumped on the news of insurer Sampo's all-share buyout offer of its rival. Full Story via Reuters on PiQ Suite… https://t.co/UGrZLswYLD
European equities open higher to start the new week https://t.co/X9Wg0rHKrF
⚠️ EUROPE'S STOXX 600 UP 0.3% **BRITAIN'S FTSE 100 UP 0.4%, GERMANY'S DAX UP 0.4% **FRANCE'S CAC 40 UP 0.5%; SPAIN'S IBEX UP 0.4% **EURO STOXX INDEX UP 0.5%; EURO ZONE BLUE CHIPS UP 0.6%
Japan's benchmark Nikkei Stock Average dropped more than 2% at one point on Monday amid uncertainty over the upcoming French lower house elections. https://t.co/HCO3EHu9ry
⚠️ EUROSTOXX 50 FUTURES UP 0.54%, DAX FUTURES UP 0.33%, FTSE FUTURES UP 0.40%
⚠️ AUSTRALIA'S S&P/ASX 200 <.AXJO> INDEX CLOSES DOWN 0.30 PCT AT 7,700.80 POINTS
⚠️ TOKYO'S NIKKEI AVERAGE .N225 UNOFFICIALLY CLOSES DOWN 1.83% AT 38,102.44
BREAKING: Japanese stocks fall over 2% on global political uncertainties. https://t.co/603O59eSuV
Nikkei Stock Average Drops More Than 800 Points on Monday Morning https://t.co/0bQo5bJu5r https://t.co/AiNh5wokuJ
Nikkei down over 2% after falls in European, US markets https://t.co/oObfEMYtxn
Negative start to Asia-Pac trade as markets await the latest Chinese activity data and with heavy selling seen in Japan: ASX 200 (-0.1%), Nikkei 225 (-1.9%), KOSPI (-0.2%)
AUSTRALIA'S S&P/ASX 200 INDEX DOWN 0.16% AT 7,712.00 POINTS IN EARLY TRADE
JAPAN'S NIKKEI AVERAGE FUTURES DOWN 1.1%
APAC Opening Calls: #ASX 7713 -0.25% #NIKKEI 38523 -0.83% #HSI 17821 -0.73% #A50 12252 -0.22% #IGOpeningCall
Weekend markets update: #DAX 18033 +0.21% #DOW 38534 0.00% #NASDAQ 19675 +0.00% #FTSE 8167 -0.04% #HANGSENG 17799 -0.06% #GBPUSD 12688 +0.01% #EURUSD 10698 -0.03% #USDJPY 15739 -0.03% #IGWeekendMarkets
Weekend markets update: #DOW 38534 -0.01% #NASDAQ 19679 +0.03% #DAX 18013 +0.11% #HANGSENG 17799 -0.03% #FTSE 8167 -0.02% #EURUSD 1.0697 -0.03% #GBPUSD 1.2688 +0.01% #USDJPY 157.38 -0.03% #IGWeekendMarkets
Weekend markets update: #DAX 17993 -0.01% #DOW 38535 +0.00% #NASDAQ 19671 -0.02% #FTSE 8169 -0.02% #HANGSENG 17789 -0.11% #USDJPY 15742.6 -0.03% #EURUSD 10698 -0.03% #GBPUSD 12687.9 +0.01% #IGWeekendMarkets
Stock-market indices, past week. 🇫🇷 France: -6.2% 🇮🇹 Italy: -5.7% 🇪🇸 Spain: -3.6% 🇩🇪 Germany: -3% 🇬🇧 UK: -1.1%